Family Physician Botches Cosmetic Surgeries, Malpractice Lawsuits Filed
Family Doctor Botches Cosmetic Surgeries, Malpractice Lawsuits Filed
West Virginia Jury Awards Woman $5.8M In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
When most people go to the hospital for a surgery, the last thing they plan on is something bad happening. Most people trust their doctors to make the best decisions regarding their health and certainly trust them not to make any life-changing mistakes. Unfortunately for one Bluefield woman, a thyroidectomy performed in February 2014 resulted in an injury that prompted the woman to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against her doctor, Michael Covelli.
Congressional Republicans Say Trump is Backtracking on Lenient Deal for ‘Dreamers’
Congressional Republicans have warned their liberal colleagues that Trump’s take on a new deal for ‘Dreamers’ might be less sympathetic than they’d been led to believe. Politico reports that top-ranking lawmakers in the GOP said the commander-in-chief detailed a vision of what he wants Congress to do in exchange for leniency on DACA recipients. House
Complaints Allege New York Police Department Has Problem with Discrimination within Ranks
Complaints from within the New York Police Department suggest the nation’s largest law enforcement agency could have a problem with racial discrimination. In a lawsuit filed last week, three African-American men accused the NYPD’s intelligence division of discriminating against them. The complaint, as reported by The New York Times, hearkens back to a 2016 ruling
Judge Orders Iran to Pay $63m to Amir Hekmati After Four Years of Imprisonment and Torture
A federal judge ordered Iran to pay $63 million to Amir Hekmati, a United States Marine who spent four years imprisoned on espionage charges. According to The Washington Post, Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., granted Hekmati’s motion for a default judgment after Iran refused to respond to the complaint.
Lawsuit Claims Royal Caribbean Risked Lives of Passengers
When Hurricane Harvey tore through Texas, it turned many people’s lives upside down. The Houston area, in particular, was a dangerous place to be, which is why some passengers of a Royal Caribbean cruise have decided to file a class-action lawsuit. It turns out that while everyone else was fleeing the area or hunkering down in their homes for safety, passengers of a Liberty of the Seas cruise scheduled to leave August 27th were essentially told there was nothing to worry about. According to the lawsuit, “by failing to cancel the August 27th sailing of Liberty of the Seas out of storm-ravaged Galveston, Royal Caribbean put passengers in danger.”
One Step Closer to Seeing Self-Driving Cars on the Road
One Step Closer to Seeing Self-Driving Cars on the Road
Porta Potty Odor Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
Porta Potty Odor Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
Cummins Inc. Hit With Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
A lawsuit was recently filed against Cummins Inc. for “allegedly violating a gender discrimination law stemming from the pay of a woman who worked at a company call center in Tennessee.” The lawsuit itself was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of Krista Clements. According to the lawsuit, Clements was “unfairly paid less than a male counterpart, Scott Olivio, even though they performed equal work at the call center in Nashville.”
Cheaper for Companies, but Bad for You
Cleaning up messes is expensive, but people want cheap stuff. It’s cheaper for companies to let us pay the cost less directly, via subsidies and suffering.